The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Band 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... or who did not wish to be actors in them , they seem to have furnished motives to Mr. Wash ington for desiring to be employed in this hazardous B 2 A service , service , and he engaged in it with the utmost GENERAL WASHINGTON .
... or who did not wish to be actors in them , they seem to have furnished motives to Mr. Wash ington for desiring to be employed in this hazardous B 2 A service , service , and he engaged in it with the utmost GENERAL WASHINGTON .
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... utmost ala- crity . He commenced his journey from Williamsburg the day on which he was commissioned , and arrived on the 14th of November at Willis's Creek , then the extreme frontier settlement of the English . Guides were there ...
... utmost ala- crity . He commenced his journey from Williamsburg the day on which he was commissioned , and arrived on the 14th of November at Willis's Creek , then the extreme frontier settlement of the English . Guides were there ...
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... utmost ex- pedition against Fort du Quesne . They were to take with them only such waggons as the train would absolutely require , and to carry their provisions and necessary baggage on horses . Colonel Dunbar and Major Chapman were to ...
... utmost ex- pedition against Fort du Quesne . They were to take with them only such waggons as the train would absolutely require , and to carry their provisions and necessary baggage on horses . Colonel Dunbar and Major Chapman were to ...
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... utmost confusion and alarm prevailing . He endeavoured to raise the militia , and to lead them immediately against the enemy : but more attentive to their particular situation than the ge- neral danger , they could not be prevailed on ...
... utmost confusion and alarm prevailing . He endeavoured to raise the militia , and to lead them immediately against the enemy : but more attentive to their particular situation than the ge- neral danger , they could not be prevailed on ...
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... utmost possible exertions were made by the Virginia regiment to protect the inha- bitants , but it was impossible . The force was ina- dequate to the object ; and it became every day more and more apparent , that this defensive mode of ...
... utmost possible exertions were made by the Virginia regiment to protect the inha- bitants , but it was impossible . The force was ina- dequate to the object ; and it became every day more and more apparent , that this defensive mode of ...
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